Five Catalysts To Make 2017 'year Of Internet Economy' For Malaysia — Najib

Five Catalysts To Make 2017 ‘year Of Internet Economy’ For Malaysia — Najib

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today outlined five strategic catalysts to make 2017 ‘The Year of the Internet Economy’ for Malaysia.The catalysts — physical microcosms, risk capital funding, connectivity, talent and regulatory framework — were keys to the agenda, he said.”Digital revolution is upon us at lightning speed, so we must embrace and adapt to change,” he said at the closing of the 28th MSC Malaysia Implementation Council Meeting (ICM) here Thursday.Najib, who is also ICM Chairman, said of the five, the creation of physical microcosms catalyst stood out.”It is a cluster, or community of digital hubs, where a new bread of internet economy, mainly start-ups, scale-ups and small and medium enterprises connect, converge, share and create ideas,” he said.Najib said even Malaysia…